Song Reviews

Nas rediscovers his street fire on "The Don."

Nicki Minaj eyes pop charts with "Starships," produced by Gaga collaborator RedOne.

Mother of God, J. Cole grew up fast.

Drake headlines his own act on new Take Care single.

Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Otis" samples the famous soul singer it's named after.

"Nasty" Nas is back.

Eminem, Slaughterhouse, and Yelawolf team up on "2.0 Boys"

Lupe connects with Skylar Grey on "Words I Never Said," taken from his album Lasers.

Jay-Z and Kanye West Go H.A.M. over operatic singing and 808s.

Jay Electronica teams up with Diddy on Ghost of Christopher Wallace.

Proof that Game has gone from great to good to barely average.

What's the verdict on Reflection Eternal's latest single "In This World"?

Drake is one of the most buzzed about hip-hop artists in recent times. What's the verdict on his first single, Over?

Jay Electronica goes for broke on the Just Blaze-produced "Exhibit C."

Two hip-hop greats, Lil Wayne and Eminem clash on "Drop The World," off Wayne's Rebirth LP.

Film is the product of the collaboration between Nas and 2008 Big Tune beat battle winner C-Sick.

"Run This Town" is no Umbrella, but Kanye manages to make it an interesting single.

Jay-Z is still capable of wowing us all over again, but it’s No I.D.’s monstrous production that gives "D.O.A." its oomph.

Holy Are You is the lead single from Rakim's 7th Seal. Here's our take on the song.

We Made You, the lead single from Eminem's Relapse, lacks real weight but that shouldn't surprise anyone.

Eminem reunites with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent on Crack A Bottle.

Eminem and Akon team up on "Smack That." But, is it a noteworthy collaboration? Check out our song review for more.

"Not a Criminal" is the first single from Chamillionaire's Ultimate Victory.

Chamillionaire ft. Slick Rick- "Hip-Hop Police"

Song review of Common's The People, taken from Finding Forever.

Song review: Eminem, 50 Cent, Cashis, Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo – You Don’t Know. You Don't Know is the lead single from Eminem Presents: The Re-Up.

Our take on Fat Joe's "Make It Rain" single.

Ice Cube's music video for "Go to Church" with Snoop Dogg and Lil' Jon.

See our take on Jay-Z's Kingdom Come single.

See our take on Jay-Z's Show Me What You Got.

Kanye West raps about insecurities on "Can't Tell Me Nothin'," the buzz single from his third album.

The swaggering "Touch The Sky" was released a few days after Kanye West's triple win at the 2006 Grammys. There's a good cause for celebration.

The swaggering "Touch The Sky" was released a few days after Kanye West's triple win at the 2006 Grammys. There's a good cause for celebration.

Nas, Kanye West, Rakim, KRS-One - "Better Than I've Ever Been (Classic)" song review.

Song review of Lloyd Banks "Hands Up," taken from his Rotten Apple LP.

Ludacris featuring Pharrell - Money Maker.

Review of Lupe Fiasco's "I Gotcha," taken from his debut LP, Food & Liquor.

A review of Lupe Fiasco's first single, "Kick, Push."

Read the review of Lupe Fiasco's "Daydream," then hear the song for yourself.

MIMS - Is this hot or not?

Nas shamelessly exploits an important social issue on "Be a N*gger Too."

On "Hero," Nas positions himself as hip-hop messiah.

Review of Nas' "Hip-Hop Is Dead" single.

Check out our review of Nas' "Where Y'all At" from his Def Jam debut, Hip-Hop is Dead.

"Black Republican" finds Nas and Jay-Z trading rhymes for the first time.

A review of OutKast's "The Mighty O" single.

Review of Snoop Dogg's single "Vato," taken from The Blue Carpet Treatment.

Souljah Boy whines about the difficulties of fame.

Song review of T.I.'s "Big Things Poppin'."

Following the hazy reception of his first single, "Ride With Me", Atlanta-based emcee T.I. reached into his bag of tricks and unleashed "What You Know."

See our review of Talib Kweli's "Listen," taken from Ear Drum.

Check out our review of The Game's "One Blood."

See our take on Game's "Let's Ride (Strip Club)" from The Doctor's Advocate LP.

The Roots new single from their Def Jam debut, The Game Theory.

"Get Buck" is the second single from Young Buck's second LP, Buck The World. See our take on "Get Buck."

Jeezy and Weezy team up for a monstrous jam on "Put On."

"I Luv It" is the lead single from Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration. Young Jeezy's "I Luv It" was produced by DJ Toomp.

A review of Yung Joc "It's Goin' Down."

"Power" is the summation of everything we've come to love Kanye West for.

Eminem - Not Afraid

Kanye's "Monster" is a monster.

Frenetic drums blare as Kanye casually pontificates about the fast life.

Lupe marches on in the face of adversity. Rain or shine, "The Show Goes On."

ASAP Rocky exudes confidence on the third-coast-inspired "Goldie."